During the formative teenage years, fathers have enormous power to positively shape their daughters’ self-esteem, emotional well-being, body-image and interpersonal skills. Fathers can assume a protective role not merely through defending their daughter’s physical safety, but also by addressing the… Read More ›
Ages and Stages
Others: 12 Useful Parenting Websites
The Dads for Life Resource Team puts together 12 parenting websites, in four categories for easy reference. Bookmark this for your future reference! • Dads’ Guides – with a strong dads’ voice • Parenting in Action – features good videos • On Home… Read More ›
Others: Be a Catalyst for Better Father-child Communication
“Communication, if done the right way, is another way of reaching out and touching a child.” – Vijai P. Sharma, Ph.D, author of Tips for Parent-child Communication Dad Supporters, that is ordinary people like you and I, can help fathers and their… Read More ›
Fathering is Like Running a Marathon
Charting the Course In The Heart of a Father, Dr Ken Canfield likens the job of a dad and a long distance runner: Fathering is often a long and trying journey that requires a disciplined heart to successfully finish the course. Fathering… Read More ›
Dads of Pre-Teens: Fun Finance and Entrepreneurship Games for Your Kids
Equipping children with money skills at a young age will benefit them for life but is nonetheless a daunting task for the adults. Many would deem finance and entrepreneurship concepts too complicated for kids to digest, or simply too dull… Read More ›
Dads of Pre-Teens: Papa T’is Time for Primary School
Starting School Attending primary school is an altogether different experience for a young child who has only been exposed to pre-school or kindergarten. The hours are longer, and the class sizes bigger. Put a few hundred young kids together in… Read More ›
Health Promotion Board Healthy Start Resources for New & To-Be Parents
The Health Promotion Board has just released three booklets for expecting and young parents. Two of them feature segments specific to fathers. Here are the details for the booklets. PDFs are available for downloading. Simply follow the links. 1) Healthy Start… Read More ›
Dads to Be: Baby Chronicles
Someday when your child is ready to spread his wings, will you remember that very moment when he drew his first breath, or when you held him for the first time? Will you recall being enraptured and engrossed in his… Read More ›
Dads-of-Teens: Surviving the Father-Teen Face-Off
How Does Conflict Arise? The adolescent years can be confusing. Your teen is no longer a child, yet not quite an adult. He is struggling for independence, yet sometimes unwilling to assume the accompanying responsibility. He often wants to set… Read More ›